I Love Lucy

It would be hard to explain to anyone who doesn't have a pet of their own the way you grow to love the dang things. It's even harder to explain how I fell in love with this fat pile of fur, especially since I was never too crazy about having an "inside" dog. I've had a few "outside" dogs, but none that I loved more than this pretty lady. Now, I know you're looking at the picture and wondering how in the world I could think that her ugly mug is pretty. You're probably thinking that I've seriously lost my mind (which I probably have, but let's not go there right now). But, I have to tell you that she is a special member of our family and we all love her to death!
That is why my heart sank last night, around 5 p.m., when Treyson went outside to check on her and found her sitting in a pool of blood. We had recently had her inseminated, but for some reason her body decided that it wasn't going to be able to carry puppies and she got a raging bacterial infection in her uterus. She had been on antibiotics for 7 days, but it became all too clear that they weren't even touching the infection as I rushed her to the vet. After some blood tests and a couple of x-rays it was decided that she needed to be spayed immediately, to lessen the risk of a ruptured uterus which could ultimately kill her. We were so sad because she was such a good mommy to her first litter of puppies, and we were sooooo looking forward to having puppies in our house again. Luckily, everything turned out as well as could be expected and she's back home this afternoon, sleeping, on her back, legs sprawled, and snoring. She must be feeling better already!! ;) We sure love our Lucy!!